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21/09/2009

The 'Dark Lord' presents The Best Time of the Day Show. Includes The Listeners' Library, Lester's Library and Pause for Thought.

Alex, aka The Dark Lord, presents a blend of music and conversation. Includes Alex's personal choice of tracks in Lester's Library, your chance to get a tune played in the Listeners' Library feature, and Pause for Thought at 3.30am. Why not take away the best of Alex on your MP3 player by downloading the latest 'Oddcast' via the Radio 2 website - at bbc.co.uk/radio2.

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Mon 21 Sep 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Kirsty MacColl

    A New England

    • From Croydon To Cuba... An Anthology.
    • Virgin.
  • Pixie Lott

    Boys & Girls

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Supertramp

    Goodbye Stranger

    • Autobiography Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.
    • 10.
  • Imelda May

    Johnny Got A Boom Boom

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Classics & Jazz.
    • 1.
  • Chris Rea

    Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go

    • The Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Family Affair

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Belle Stars

    Sign of the Times

    • The Very Best Of The Belle Stars.
    • Hit Label.
  • Michael Bolton

    Just One Love

    • (CD Single).
    • UMTV.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY TAKEN FROM THE CD SINGLE ON MODULAR

    • Ladyhawke

      Magic

  • Mott the Hoople

    Roll Away The Stone

    • Mott The Hoople - Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.
  • The Corrs

    So Young (K-Klass Remix)

    Remix Artist: K鈥怟lass.
    • Talk On Corners (Special Edition).
    • Atlantic/143 Records.
  • Bee Gees

    To Love Somebody

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Billy Ocean

    Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.
  • Bryan Adams

    Somebody

    • Bryan Adams - Reckless.
    • A&M.
  • Paloma Faith

    New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • The Feeling

    Without You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 005.
  • Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

    Relator

    • (CD Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 2.
  • The Pioneers

    Long Shot Kick De Bucket

    • Rhythm & Blues Beat Volume 2.
    • Island.
  • Steve Miller Band

    Rock 'n Me

    • Ultimate Hits (Deluxe Edition).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • a-ha - Nothing Is Keeping You Here

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY SUGGESTED BY STEVE LEADBETTER. TAKEN FROM 'HARVEST' ON REPRISE

    • Neil Young

      Heart Of Gold

      • Neil Young - Decade.
      • Reprise.
      • 4.
  • Ghosts

    The World Is Outside

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Colbie Caillat

    Fallin' For You

    • (CD Single).
  • The Tremeloes

    Here Comes My Baby

    • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
    • Sony.
  • Londonbeat

    I've Been Thinking About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Anxious Records.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Foxy Lady

    • Are You Experienced?.
    • Polydor.
    • 13.
  • Mark Knopfler

    Border Reiver

    • Get Lucky.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Who's Zoomin' Who?

    • Nightlife II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.
  • Buddy Holly

    Well... All Right

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.
  • Robbie Williams

    Bodies

    • Reality Killed The Video Star.
    • Virgin.
    • 6.
  • KISS

    Crazy Crazy Nights

    • Now 10, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Howard Jones

    Like To Get To Know You Well

    • The Best Of Howard Jones.
    • East West Records.
  • Whitney Houston

    Million Dollar Bill

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'THE VERY BEST OF' ON EMI

    • Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man

  • Talk Talk

    Talk Talk

    • The Very Best Of Talk Talk.
    • Parlophone.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.
  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Sep 2009 03:00

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